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Body of final worker killed in Baltimore bridge collapse recovered

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The body of the sixth and final victim who died after a container ship struck a bridge in the United States city of Baltimore has been recovered, Maryland state authorities said on Tuesday.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge, a major transit route into the busy port of Baltimore, collapsed on March 26 when the Dali container ship lost power and collided into a support column, killing six roadway construction workers. The victim was identified by authorities as 37-year-old Jose Mynor Lopez, a construction worker from Baltimore, Maryland, who had been working on the bridge when it collapsed.

“Today, Jose Mynor Lopez, the sixth and final missing victim, was recovered,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon M Scott said on X.

The Unified Command, a joint task force made up of police, the coast guard and government agencies responding to the disaster, said Lopez’s family members had been notified.

The cargo ship Dali sits near the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Patapsco River in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. PHOTO: AFP
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